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Hello, I am having problems with the position of my ball at set up. When I'm hitting my short irons I have the ball in the middle of my stance but I seem to blade the club. Sometimes I hit and it is a great shot but not very often. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions about what I'm doing wrong. Thanks
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Re: Blading the ball.
Hi tapfer,
The things I would think about in your case.
1. With the short irons, the weight should be clearly on the front leg at impact. Some people will hardly shift the weight to the back on the backswing, they'll just leave 80% of the weight forward through the whole swing.
2. The arms should stay in front of your body and not disconnect. The triangle of the arms and shoulders will rotate back and through in front of your body.
3. The hands should lead the clubhead through the downswing and the left wrist should be flat or bowed at impact.
4. Shorter back swing and acceleration through impact is better than a long back swing and a decelerating forward swing.
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Thanks, I'll try keeping my weight more forward and see how it goes.Comment
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Some great advice from Ted.
I would add that if you allow your left elbow to bow outwards in the downswing and especially at impact creating a 'chicken wing' effect then you will shorten the swing arc and be susceptible to hitting the ball thin or 'blading it' If this is the problem work on keeping the left arm extended, the problem is often caused by gripping the club too tightly and creating tension in the arms.Comment
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A tight grip is probably one of my biggest problems. Another reason may be that I just put club extensions on all my clubs. I'm 6'4" and have always used standard length. I finally extended them last week and have to get accustomed to them. Thanks for the advice.Comment
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A fool proof way I have of attaining proper ball position...think of your club as an extension of your left arm at address (that's what it's designed to be). Place sole of club flat on the ground . Short irons will automatically be farther back and move up in your stance with the longer clubs. Adjust right foot for lie. Farther forward for more difficult lie will induce a steeper angle of attack. Farther back for a more shallow swing for better lies.Originally posted by tapfer30 View Post
Your hands will be pressed forward at address in this position and the ball may or may not be "in the middle", depending upon your right foot placement. That is the hitting position for your club. Keep that in mind and your weight stays left when ball is down through your swing, and right when you tee it up, and club face will have a better chance of staying closed. Not only that, but in that position, your club will attack the ball downward taking a divot after the ball automatically. A slower backswing also keeps your weight shift under control for we amateurs. Out of control weight shift is a big problem for us.
Proper address is 75% of a good golf swing, without it, it's impossible to make consistent contact. Ball position is one of the most important parts of anyone's address.
The other thought I think we non pros don't consider enough, ...is not trying to hit the ball correctly. We just try to "hit the ball" and wonder why it didn't go straight. To go straight, a very small part of the ball, must be hit squarely with a very small part of the blade at a very particular angle. Keep that in mind, and you'll realize that hitting a ball straight is a daunting task, and IMO, not successfully left to "just having a good swing". That's not enough to hitting a ball well. The conscious effort must be made to connect these very small hitting areas...even if it means a much shorter backswing.
Good luck to you..golf is as simple as using the tools the right way.Last edited by dagosa; 04-13-2009, 11:19 PM.Comment
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